The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-10-01
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

When laid away for any length Of
time, linen should be washed, rough
dried without blueing, and laid in loose
folds without much weight on it.
Extra feeding should not consist SO
much in increasing the quantity as in
lettering the quality of the food, if
such thing can be DONE Christian al
Work.
Finger marks may be removed
from vanished furniture by the use OF
little sweet oil upon soft rag. Patient
rubbing with chloroform will remove
paint from black silk or any Other ma
terial.
Pare a dozen and half of ripe,
soft peaches, remove the skin and seeds
from quart of sour plums, mash and
add to the peaches, work the kernels
of both to paste, add them to the
sugar and fruit; let stand two hours,
then add quart of ice water, stir and
freeze. This is q delicious dish.
Cream puffs: One pint boiling wa
ter; while boiling, stir in one cupful Of
butter, two heaping cups of -four and
eight eggs, yolks and whites beaten
separately. Stir until well mixed, then
take off the fire. When cool. stir in
one teaspoonful of soda. Now drop in
gem pans and bake in hot oven.-E1-
change.
An Iowa man writes that he has q
ground plan of his farm, showing vari4
Gus fields, ETC., posted in his kitchen.
By sticking pins in it, the part of the
farm where he or his boys are working
is shown at glance, so that his wife
knows Just where to send for them.
How's that for an Indianapolis
Journal.
Keep cream apart from any strong
smelling vegetables, as nothing so
readily absorbs odors as milk or cream.
Never put it into a jar that has had vim
egar, pickles or any acid in it until the
jar is thoroughly cleansed and aired.
The best plan is to have jar especially
for it, and be very particular that it ia
often and thoroughly washed and aired.
indianapolis Sentinel.
The expensive tools necessary to
successful farming soon wear out I'M
less we'll taken care Of. A little
thoughtful care in housing tools when
not in use will result in many dollars
saved. During the season of use,
q when housing. is hardly practicable,
whenever work ceases for a day. cans
. vass cover to throw over a self-binder
: or threshing machine will pay for its
= cost many times over.-St. LOess Re-
7 publican.
!. In farmers families that use wood
v for fuel there is constant accumula-
!. ton of ashes that possess high fertil-
: izing value, and>should be spread from
: time to time so as to get the '"Nefit of
n their virtues rather than allow "A to
n accumulate and deteriorate in quality
by being stored in the cellar or other
places. They are especially valuable
for spreading about fruit trees of all
>. kinds, or small fruits, and their use for
this purpose is probably as vahable as
d any that they can be put to. Do not
n waste the ashes, even if they are coal
it ashes. Boston Globe.
Chicken Jelly: Boil chicken in
l. as little water as possible until the
y meat falls from the bones; chop it very
y fine, and season highly with salt and
oi pepper; put into the bottom of mould
some slices of hard boiled eggs, then q
m portion of the chicken, then sliced egg,
S. and so on till the mould is full. Boil
lie the chicken water down to cupful,
T. season it and pour it over the chicken,
O. Let it stand on ice, or in cool place,
m six or eight hours for the jelly to con
st geal If there is any fear that it will
not be firm enough, soak little gela
Il tiNe and add it to the stock.-BoStor
I'd Budget.
n. To can grapes pick them from the
ST stems, taking only the perfect ones
IL and wash and spread them on table
s. on which you have previously put a ia
st ble-cloth. Leave until dry. When DIR,
Id fill the cans. Then place on stove tt
be boil, one pound sugar and one cupfu
of water to every quart of grapes
IS When boiling fill up the cans with no
TX liquid, Before sealing leave stanC
5, about ten minutes and fill up again
as they will have settled. Be sure Il
be have damp cloth around the bottl
he when filling. viii be fit for use in 81.
Y weeks Indianapolis Journal.
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